071 Saratoga and Hubbardton, 1777
Historians refer to the Battle of Saratoga as the “turning point” of the American Revolution. They argue the Patriot Army’s defeat of British General John Burgoyne’s forces convinced the French to en...
1 Mar 201658min
070 How Historians Research (Doing History)
How did enslaved African and African American women experience slavery? What were their daily lives like? And how do historians know as much as they do about enslaved women? Today, we explore the a...
23 Feb 201645min
069 Law, Order, and Sexual Misconduct in Colonial New England
Law and order stood as a sign of civilization for many 17th-century Europeans, which is why some of the first European settlers in North America created systems of law and order in their new homeland....
16 Feb 201650min
068 Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln grew up as the son of a poor farmer. Yet, he became the 16th President of the United States. How did the son of a poor farmer achieve election to the presidency? Today, we investigat...
9 Feb 201649min
067 An Environmental History of Early California & Hawaii
Aside from nice weather, what do California and Hawaii have in common? Spanish longhorn cattle. Today, we explore how Spanish longhorn cattle influenced the early American and environmental historie...
2 Feb 201649min
066 How Historians Find Their Research Topics (Doing History)
How did average, poor, and enslaved men and women live their day-to-day lives in the early United States? Today, we explore the answers to that question with Simon P. Newman, a Professor of History a...
26 Jan 201645min
Bonus: Why Historians Study History (Doing History)
History is about people, but what do we know about the people behind history’s scenes? Who are the people who tell us what we know about our past? How do they come to know what they know? Today, we...
22 Jan 201627min
065 Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Network
Today, we explore espionage during the American Revolution and the origins and operations of the Culper Spy Ring with Alexander Rose, author of Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Rin...
19 Jan 201642min
